Lifetime of concrete dam models under constant loads

Materials and Structures/Materiaux et Constructions

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 103-111

  Barpi, F ^c   Ferrara, G ^a   Imperato, L ^b   Valente, S ^c  

^a ENEL CRIS   (Italy)

^b ISMES Istituto Sperimentale Modelli e Strutture   (Italy)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONCRETE AGGREGATES; CRACK PROPAGATION; CREEP TESTING; ELASTIC MODULI; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL LOADS; TENSILE STRENGTH; TENSILE TESTING;

CRACK OPENING DISPLACEMENT;

CONCRETE DAMS;

EID: 0033099523     PISSN: 13595997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02479436     Document Type: Article

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